i've watched a few youtube videos about all that free-man nonsense. Problem is you count yourself out of the "corporation" and yeah you have to give less to the country, but you get f*ck all back from it too!
Which is the way it should be.
People, including me do complain about the country but hey, it's not all that bad. Yes some taxes are way too stupid and they do waste money but no goverment is going to fix anything.
Think my post was deleted, but as I said, do you have any other trades?
I've just started out, going about with my dad at the moment labouring and learning building/carpentry skills which I have a natural nack for, even though I prefer mechanics. Website made and canvassing like mad, got one phone call but that paid for all the advertising, then got us two more jobs! Plus all the window cleaning round.
I'm only doing that on certain days and jumping in with others. Getting the name round is key.
Saving for a decent diagnostic machine, then will be looking at a course and helping a certain garage I know out for free on a Saturday morning for extra experience.
I will be doing mobile servicing, small jobs and diagnostics, that's all someone I know does and says it's so much better then doing all the difficult jobs. Occasional clutch etc.
I really do think that small time garage days are going to be very numbered soon, doing a City & Guilds Level 3 course ATM and to keep up with the new stuff coming out is going to be HARD.
IMO, you need to put more effort in. I'll be attending local meets etc just with the van parked up and doing the odd scan etc free to get my name about.
Hopefully it will work. If it doesn't I'll look elsewhere.
I have a variety of trades I can do, but will be advertising them all seperate and have different people I can count on. It takes so much effort. My girlfriend keeps telling me I talk about business too much, probably true but I'm hoping that effort in now will set me up for the future.
I'm generally in from work and on the business til about 11:30 pm.
As I've typed this I've just got a job booked in.
It works but effort in means results. Get your name round is key.
